jimport('joomla.environment.browser');
$browser = &JBrowser::getInstance();
//view page from msie 10
$browserType = $browser->getBrowser(); // return msie
$browserVersion = $browser->getMajor(); // return 10
//view page from msie 11
$browserType = $browser->getBrowser(); // return firefox
$browserVersion = $browser->getMajor(); // return 5
/*
this solution for ie 11 (preg_match('|Trident.+rv:([0-9.]+)|', $this->agent, $version)) !
change string in file "/libraries/joomla/environment/browser.php" and line 271 :
elseif ((preg_match('|MSIE ([0-9.]+)|', $this->agent, $version)) || (preg_match('|Internet Explorer/([0-9.]+)|', $this->agent, $version))) to
elseif (
(preg_match('|MSIE ([0-9.]+)|', $this->agent, $version)) ||
(preg_match('|Internet Explorer/([0-9.]+)|', $this->agent, $version)) ||
(preg_match('|Trident.+rv:([0-9.]+)|', $this->agent, $version))
)
*/
// result view page from msie 11
$browserType = $browser->getBrowser(); // return msie
$browserVersion = $browser->getMajor(); // return 11